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had an intent to kill. >> reporter: last year someone threw fire bombs through the windows of several homes scattered throughout the city. investigators said they have no evidence there's a connection but they haven't ruled anything out. in the meantime there's a reward being offered. you can call 410-685-tips. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. it rained. the wind blew through. >> one of the first signs of damage is flooding and some homes in baltimore county saw a lot of rainfall. when there's that much rain, flooded basements. look at the water gushing up. >> we're working for you with tips from the centers for disease control about what you should do if your home gets flooded. start by keeping the kids and pets away and take anything that
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could be cleaned out before mold can develop. use fans, dehumidifiers and air conditioners to dry out as keekly as possible. wash anything you wear in hot water before you wear it again. if the damage is bad enough you may also have to remove the drywall and insulation. and when it doubt, always consider calling a professional to make sure that your home is safe. now, if you have enough damage that you think will need an insurance claim, we have more next on how to handle it. click on the don't waste your money section right there on the money tab. check out this video from arlington, virginia. strong winds and heavy rain took their toll. this is a live picture in frostburg. how long is this beautiful fall like weather going to last? i've never been colder in my
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life. that's where is all starts. it pushed that cold air on us. >> it pours. frostburg, frost. >> of course. >> we know it's cold country, my friends. salisbury, a little warmer. hey, mid-60s, 65 in columbia now. 68 in edgemere. 62347 davids -- 67 in davidsonville. across the entire east coast any rain is offshore. as we look at the hour by hour forecast, 60s and 50s overnight. as we push tard daybreak tomorrow that's when we look for a chilly start. 48 degrees by first thing early tomorrow morning. you want to check out our abc2 weather and news app. even when the weather's quiet.
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you might want to check ot our abc2 weather app. back to you. >> in the more than 200 year history only two deputies have died in the line of duty. that number has doubled within a week. comrades laid to rest sergeant adam lock ran. >> reporter: for the second time in a week a hearse pulls before mountain christian coach in joppa carrying a baltimore deputy. he stood among his comrades at another funeral but this one is his own. he felt discomfort at that funeral a week ago and thought it was heart burn. the same night a heart attack would take his life. >> there are critics who believe that to be a hero that there
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needs to be drama, died in a gunfire or burned in a building trying to rescue a child. truly these are courageous acts and victims are truly heroes. there was no remarkable drama in his death but there was purpose. >> reporter: help spent 16 years with the sheriff's office serving in a variety of capacitying from the school policing patrol to the domestic violence unit and school services. >> school patrolling effort touches families in crisis and all the other work he did, just a genuinely nice guy. >> reporter: a burial service
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fitting of a hero unfolded. >> all these guys are heroes. day by day they did through the stress of ser beth situations that most of us don't stop to think about. they give their lives to make other lives better. >> god speed ian loughran. rest assured that your death has meaning and that you're ours forever. >> reporter: in harford county jeff hager. >> sergeant ian loughran is survived by his wife and children. the former sheriff of harford county has died.
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he started with the state police. in fact, he was in the first class that started wearing a stetson hat. after that he was the sheriff until 1996. was always on the football and baseball field and always see ted and his wife elaine at ceremonies and new trooper graduation. major ted employer dead at the age of 83. a timonium medspa is closed down after three people came down with anen text and one of them died. abc2 investigators joce sterman is here with what they found. >> during that inspection, they found conditions that could endanger the public help.
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monarch medspa, located on deereco was on the radar when it was determined that three people came down with an infection in a six week span. it's called invasive group a strept. they will look for the source. >> we look at everything, from the people who were there, the equipment that they're using, the policies and procedures, specifically how they sterilize the instruments and things like that. it is long process and, other pear rily teed -- and extraordinarily tedious. >> monarch said they're fully cooperating and that the safety and well-being of people are their top concern. if you've had a red your done at monarch in the last six weeks and showing symptoms, you need
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to call your doctor and the health department. the symptoms include fever, redness, pain or drainage at the site. here is an update to a man abc2 introduced you to. he pleaded with a judge to get an early release from prison because he was dying from pancreatic cancer. those pleas were denied. we have a warning about something we eat almost he are day. consumer reports testedozens of rice products and found what they call worrisome levels of arson being. researchers behind the study point out children, especially babies, could be more volar in baling. the study included everything from white and brown long grain rice to rice milk and even
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products targeted toward infants. >> we are saying for infant rice cereal that you shouldn't, seed more than one serving a day. >> since consumer reports released the reports of the study, they are investigating whether the levels found are dangerous. the results aren't expected until the end of the year but you can cut down on the amount by rinsing it until the water runs clear and cooking it until -- cooking it in lots of wart. the groups are pushing the department of agriculture to take tuna off the list in the cafeteria because of concerns about mercury. they tested canned tuna and found different levels of the potentially dangerous substance. al ba core tuna could triple the
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mercury exposure for a child. they're recommending kids under 55-pounds limit tuna to one kneel a month. american airlines canceled 55 flights inside. the airline and the pilots are fighting over plans to reduce the number of flights over the next few weeks. many are due to pilots calling in sick or filing maintain nants reports -- maintenance reports. as many as 34 flights a day would have to be canceled. it's one of the city's most popular parkings but it could be getting a little less green. what people are doing to feet it. the air is hot in september. sor the sales -- so are the sales. anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life.
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the neighbors at pat tar son are arguing over it. the department wants to build parking space. some people living around the area are worried because the park is the only green space for people living nearby. they have launched a facebook area to troy to stop the -- try to stop the city from paving the area. they started a reverse angled parking a few years ago. according to a 2012 study, it created more parking spaces, but
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in the study researchers warned that reverse angle parking in the a complete solution. jamie? >> we have big fumes -- news tonight. he has joined the orioles. the 19-year-old becomes the youngest since mike adamson in 1967. i remember that guy. paul more was also 19, too. all stayed up and -- how many stayed up and watched? the orioles shut out through 8th innings, scored two in the 9th to tie the day in the 9th inning. guess what happens. another eight innings when two for two comes up.
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the king of swing. joe saunders on the hill. ain't this fun? >> all right. you are sleepy eyed from that game. wearing the o's gear helps. espn and site called fanatics.com said orioles gear has been the hottest, second to the yankees and the san francisco giants. >> i think it certainly helps. that's not to say they haven't been supporting us but maybe they haven't been as vocal and willing to demonstrate that pride that they have in the team. >> the playoff tickets are expected to go fast. >> a beautiful day for star gazing. they all took part in the 15th
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annual ruth steak sizzling classic in baltimore county. the tournament raises much needed money for the local chapter of the leukemia and lem foam a society. abc2 news was the proud sponsor. >> not bad. >> we didn't see where it went. >> he's no tiger. mayben ni els -- maybe ernie els. >> it as a cool scenario, down to 40s before you know this. take a look at weather in dundalk on the east side, mighty key bridge in the backdrop as we look over the outer portion of
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the horizon. bel air beautiful skies over harford county. our few from charm city. deep creek lake. there is a frost advisory for maryland's most western county but none of that for us. detailed weather will continue to be a chillily scenario. then we'll stay dry as we go into the next 12 to probably 72 hours. temperature wise 60s and 70s with a northwesterly breeze. that breeze has brought in not just dry air but cool air setting up. the dew point numbers in the 40s. this is very comfortable. clouds offshore. that's where the weather is and has been for the bulk of the morning. we'll continue to see basically not much change here. there will ab mod raising in temperatures. we'll see temperatures rebounding. right now across the region just a few passing clouds.
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clear to the west and i think that's going to be what you notice the next few days is more of the clear weather. here's our frontal boundary, the showers, the last remnant of that system. tonight into early tomorrow morning it's all about this, the cool air flow coming in out of the north. that will make things feel a little chilly by daybreak tomorrow. tropics even though we're still in hurricane season, we've got a complex of thunderstorms swirling around. tonight 48, clear. that will be a chilly start and then we climb into the upper 70s. tom night -- tomorrow night not as cool. 0 degrees -- 80 degrees with sunshine. likely we'll see showers. sunday, morning showers and some
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clearing late in the day and breezy cool conditions for that ravens game. >> science makes a new home for the arts. both the ground breaking and ribbon cutting. it's the grand opening of phase one. the kickoff of construction for phase two. the building adds two new theaters, rehearsal space and writing labs. >> we believe as our students become better grounded in the arts and social sciences, they will be inspired to go into the world and make such a difference. >> with the phase two completion, the facility will house ancient studies. >> well, the newest show, the list, is getting a lot of buzz.
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>> tom on -- tomorrow on kate ti they will -- katie, they will talk about the loss of yeardley love. >> i think she didn't seem it was that -- >> that big of a deal. >> that that was it. >> after yeardley's murder, a ltd of things -- a lot of things became public about george huguely, that he was so drunk that he had to be tased by a police officer, that he sent yeardley a message saying he
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should have killed her and when you learned of these things? what was your reaction? >> i never knew anybody that has done such things like that. it was shocking. >> you'll be able to see the entire interview tomorrow and tomorrow night at 11:00 our christian schaffer sat down with yeardley's mother and sister. >> before we go, here's a look at what we're working on. >> big reversal for chick-fil-a. what they will do now about funding for antimarriage groups. >> and first thing in the morning put on a layer because we'll wake up in the 40s by daybreak tomorrow. so a chilly night but it will warm up. >> i'm not ready for it. >> sunshine on the way until
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saturday. >> until saturday. >> here we go. that as all for us on abc2 news at 6:00. >> see you at 11. have a good evening. remember when you said men are superior drivers? yeah. yeah.
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